Conditions permitting, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (LRGV NWR) will be conducting a prescribed fire. " At 11:00 a.m. on Friday morning, February 20, 2004, thirty acres of the Bosque De La Palma Tract of the Refuge will be burned. The tract is adjacent to the Audubon Sabal Palm Center in the southeast corner of Brownsville. Invasive, non-native grasses have taken over the site, preventing native plants from re-establishing a population. As the tall, thick grass has dried out, it has created a fire hazard that threatens wildlife habitat and near-by structures. The objectives of this prescribed burn prescribed burn
A prescribed burn is the controlled use of fire to restore wildlife habitat, reduce wildfire risk, or achieve other habitat management goals. We have been using prescribed burn techniques to improve species habitat since the 1930s.
Learn more about prescribed burn are to reduce fire hazard and to eventually restore the area to native vegetation to encourage birds and other wildlife into the area.
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1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6LRGV NWR fire management personnel will closely monitor weather and fuel conditions to maximize results and minimize smoke impacts on adjacent communities. The burn will only be conducted during daytime hours. Smoke may be visible to residents in Brownsville and Matamoros.
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-22.4Prescribed burning, using an approved plan along with adequate firefighting resources, is the best method in preventing loss from a wildfire while enhancing critical wildlife habitats. Firefighters from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct the burn. " The South Texas Refuge Complex supports the only wildland fire fighting program in South Texas and one of the largest in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Nineteen fire personnel and five engines are strategically located throughout the Valley to reduce response time to any wildland fire. In addition to protecting our natural resources and man-made structures (homes, businesses, etc.) from local and national wild fires, this team provides training to local municipal and rural fire departments, backs up 38 local fire departments, provides fire prevention education to children and the general public, investigates wildland arson cases, and creates fire breaks and
